No fewer than 15 suspected criminals have been paraded by the Katsina State Police Command over various offences they have allegedly committed in the state and its environs.
According to the Katsina Police Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, operatives of the command arrested three suspected thieves led by one Mohamed Abdurrahman of Saulawa Quarters in Katsina, who are specialised in breaking into houses to commit armed robbery and car snatching.
NIGERIACRIME learnt that the police recovered two Corolla motor vehicles, two brand-new motorcycles, and a locally-made gun from them.
Furthermore, the spokesman said two suspected informants led by one, Suleiman Dahiru of Yau-Yau village in Batsari Local Government Area of the state were also paraded before the command headquarters on Tuesday.
Isah revealed that the suspects specialised in inviting terrorists to attack people at Rahamawa Quarters in the Katsina metropolitan area.
Other 10 suspects are Aminu Lawal also known as “Entertainment”, Salisu Hassan, 33 years old, of Rijiyar Lemu, Kano State as well as three young armed robbers namely: Amir Abdullahi, 19-year-old of Funtua LGA, Katsina, who specialised in blocking highways to steal people’s property mostly phones.
The rest are Abubakar Sufiyanu, a notorious thief of Kofar Kaura layout, Katsina who attacked a church in Dandume LGA, Katsina State and tied the church security guard, and eventually took away a motor vehicle parked within the church premises.
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Similarly, 23-year-old Abdul Salisu of Sardauna Estate in Katsina State was also part of the suspects who were arrested by the police for specialising in buying stolen motor vehicles from car thieves.
Salisu was arrested after he bought a stolen Corolla motor vehicle valued at N3m for the sum of N200,000.
“On January 5, 2023, based on credible intelligence, the command succeeded in arresting the trio of Muhammed Abdulrahman alias Lalo ‘m’ aged 27 years old of Saulawa quarters Katsina, the ring leader who has been on the command’s wanted list for armed robbery, Ibrahim Haruna alias Muti ‘m’ aged 22 years old of Kofar Kaura quarters, katsina and Naziru Lawal ‘m’ 23 years old of the same address, the notorious syndicate that specialises in armed robbery and car snatching terrorising katsina metropolis,” the police said.
“In the course of the investigation, suspects confessed to committing the offence and stated that between September to December 2022, they attacked more than nine houses in different parts of the Katsina metropolitan area robbing residents of their motor vehicles, cash amounting to N3,983,000.
“They further confessed to belonging to several other armed robbery gangs. Furthermore, they mentioned one Nasiru Muhammed, ‘M’ aged 45yrs of Sabuwar Gayan village, Chukun LGA, Kaduna state, as the receiver and disposer of their stolen motor vehicles.
“The following exhibits were recovered from the suspects during police search: Toyota corolla LE, Toyota corolla CE, the operational vehicle of the syndicate, a Peugeot 406 with registration number KUJ 368 FU, two brand new motorcycles bought by the suspects from the proceed of the crime,a double barrel gun, machetes, sticks, and criminal charms. An investigation is ongoing,” the police added.